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Gamescom in underway in Cologne and, as at E3, the big story is and pitching their next gen consoles, the Xbox One and the PS4. Microsoft started the conference by unveiling a brand-new indie games program, as well as exclusive Xbox One content for Ubisoft's The Division, and FIFA 14. We met these consoles very briefly in the summer, but some of the cracks in the picture have begun to fill in in the intervening months. The launch schedule, in particular, is coming into focus, and with that in mind Microsoft released the full launch lineup for the new console. Barring surprises, here's the list, available at Xbox:

Important information to glean from this -- we only know that the Xbox One will be coming out in "November," but considering Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag comes out on the 19th, that means the Xbox won't be coming out before then. Most of the titles I'm most excited about on this list are third-part, and will be coming out on the PS4 as well -- AC4, Battlefield, Watch Dogs, FIFA, etc. -- but Microsoft definitely gets points for quantity of exclusives, though we'll see if there's a gem in there capable of selling the system. If there is one on this list, I'd say is Ryse: Son of Rome, if it can manage to insert some gameplay from the thus-far QTE heavy action.

Xbox One's most important console exclusives won't be arriving until a little later, namely, Titanfall and the next Halo. Nothing else on this list is quite earth-shattering know that those two will still have a chance to really start selling systems, so, as with all hardware launches, we'll need to wait for the console to find its feet before really evaluating it. There's still a lot of news to come in from Germany, so stay tuned.